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Ruth M's Recipes

Serves/Makes:5 Dozen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) all vegetable shortening
• 1 cup (225 ml) firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-1/3 cups (325 ml) prepared mincemeat
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) all purpose flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml). baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml). salt
• 1 cup (225 ml) quick oats (not instant or old fashioned oats)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) coarsely chopped walnuts

Preparation

• Heat oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
• Combine butter flavored crisco, sugar and egg in large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• Beat in mincemeat.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
• Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until blended.
• Stir in nuts and oats with spoon.
• Drop rounded tbsp of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet greased with butter flavored crisco.
• Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 12 minutes, or until set and lightly browned around the edges.
• Cool 1 minute on baking sheet.
• Remove to cooling rack.

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